State v. Miller
Decision Date | 07 March 1929 |
Docket Number | 21342. |
Citation | 275 P. 75,151 Wash. 114 |
Parties | STATE v. MILLER. |
Court | Washington Supreme Court |
Department 2.
Appeal from Superior Court, Spokane County; Wm. A. Huneke, Judge.
Jacob J. Miller was convicted of being a bootlegger, and he appeals. Affirmed.
Robertson Paine & Schaaf, of Spokane, for appellant.
Chas W. Greenough and Frank Funk-houser, both of Spokane, for the State.
The defendant was charged by information with the crime of being a bootlegger. After the information was filed, he made a motion to suppress certain evidence. This motion was denied. Upon the trial the liquor which it was sought to suppress was introduced in evidence. The trial resulted in a verdict of guilty as charged. From the judgment entered upon the verdict, the defendant appeals.
The first question is whether the evidence should have been suppressed. This depends upon the whether the arresting officers, at the time of making the arrest, had reasonable ground to believe that the appellant was engaged in bootlegging. A police officer of the city of Spokane and one of the arresting officers testified as follows with reference to what prompted the arrest and the manner thereof:
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